Q: Is 79,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 79,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 79,580 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 79580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 46 92 115 173 230 346 460 692 865 1,730 3,460 3,979 7,958 15,916 19,895 39,790 and 79,580, with no remainder.

Since 79,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,580, it is not a prime number.


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